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Topic: New to Epilepsy.com

Just Diagnosed with having Seizures

08/2017 | 3 Comments

I'm 44 years old and last week, I had what the doctor and my husband told me was a seizure. In the matter of 10 minutes, they put me in the MRI tube...
Hello!

08/2017 | 1 Comments

I don't really know why I am posting, think I am feeling a bit lost and don't know where to start with all this. So I had my first seizure when I was...
Hellooooo!

08/2017 | 0 Comments

Hello mate, Newbie here. I would like to introduce myself with all of you guys. Hope you are doing well. Thank you!
New to (potential) TLE - progressing?

08/2017 | 1 Comments

Hi Everyone, So...just looking for some general insight and I guess to chat to people who may know what Im going through. I have suspected Simple...
New diagnosis

08/2017 | 0 Comments

Hello, I am new to this forum. I am a 33 year old women with 3 children. After almost an entire year, I have recently been diagnosed with temporal...
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

08/2017 | 2 Comments

Hello, I was wondering if anyone can help with any advice or let me know if any of their symptoms are similar to mine as I am struggling at the moment...
New to all of this... no complete answers

08/2017 | 1 Comments

I'm am 31 and initially my seizures started last October, coming home from a Disneyland trip! Since I have had too many too count! The doctors from...
First time seizure

08/2017 | 4 Comments

I had a first time seizure 3 weeks ago. No one in my family has epilepsy and I've never had one before. Came completely out of the blue, I didn't even...
Am I having seizures??

08/2017 | 1 Comments

Roughly 10 days ago I had some sort of spell. I felt like I was dreaming but I believe I know what was going on. It last approximately 3 minutes and I...
First seizure and would like your advice

08/2017 | 5 Comments

Hi Everyone, I had my first seizure on the 25/5/2017 (approx. 2.5 months ago), I'm 28 years old and have never had anything like this before. Since my...
Life after Epilim

08/2017 | 1 Comments

Hi everyone, I'm new to this site. So I am not a new epileptic. I've been epileptic for 17 years. That's over 1/2 of my life. However the thing is...
New and Scared

08/2017 | 2 Comments

On Saturday, July 15, 2017 I had my first seizure. I am 24 years old, will be turning 25 in September, and have been experiencing episodes of intense...
Dilantin Dosage

08/2017 | 1 Comments

I started haveing seizures in February 2017 had my last one in March 2017 but my dilantin level is still low so they now have me on 600mg daily. I...
Did I have a seizure?

08/2017 | 1 Comments

Hi, I'm new here. I am 20 years old, female. (wow, that sounds so formal) I have never been diagnosed with epilepsy or anything like that, but I have...
I need some insight

07/2017 | 1 Comments

Hello, I am looking for some help. Last night I had a strange experience that I will try to explain in just a moment. I don't know if it was a seizure...
Dream-like Episode. Is this a seizure?

07/2017 | 5 Comments

I had an episode a couple nights ago where I felt like I was remembering a dream. After a couple of seconds, I was fully immersed in this memory/dream...

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